JASON VIIJASON VII
I arrived at Key JASON late this afternoon and found myself in the middle of a whirlwind of activity. Cables were being run, computers were being connected and tested, and video production facilities were being uncrated and installed in the production van. While all this was happening, a watchful eye was being kept on the sky which has been threatening rain all afternoon. So far, we have been lucky and the clouds have just brought a relief from the blazing sun in the form of shade...not rain.
It was nice to see some of the people I have experienced JASON Expeditions with in the past and am looking forward to working with them again over the next few days as Key JASON really comes alive. Mike Durbin arrives tomorrow along with much of the specialized electronics that make the JASON broadcasts possible.
Jerry Wellington, known affectionately to JASON
participants as Dr. Bubblehead because of his use
of a unique underwater bubble helmet during the JASON III (Galapagos)
and JASON V (Belize) Expeditions was just getting back from
the Aquarius support barge as I arrived.
Key JASON is located just down the road from the African
Queen...the actual boat that was used in the Humphrey Bogart
and Katherine Hepburn movie. It looks a bit forelorn sitting all
by itself, surrounded by modern yachts made of fiberglass
and steel, but they don't hold a candle to the character and
history soaked into every plank of the Queen.
Well, I will sign off for now and try and find someplace to have some dinner. Look for more entries and photos each day as I try and share with you my experiences here in Key JASON.
Best regards,
gene
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Gene Carl Feldman
(gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov)
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Todd Carlo Viola, JASON Foundation for Education (todd@jason.org)
Revised: 6 April 1996